Calls for pension age plans to be postponed

Plans to move the pension age to 68 by 2028 should be postponed, the trade union umbrella group ICTU has said.

The group’s general secretary David Begg said there were real fears over how the extending of the pension age to 68 would work — particularly the effects of the labour market on the scheme and the issue of people in physically demanding jobs having to work for longer.

Speaking on RTE’s Morning Ireland, Mr Begg said there were also concerns over the eligibility criteria that would affect the new pension age.